Blood pressure is the force of blood
against the walls of arteries during circulation. When blood pressure
stays elevated over time, it is called high blood pressure or
hypertension or hypertensive.
Pre hypertension
If blood
pressure stays in between 120/80 mmHg and 139/89 mmHg then it is
pre-hypertension. This means that there is no high blood pressure now
but are likely to develop it in the future. High blood pressure can be
prevented by adopting a healthy lifestyle.
Hypertension stages
If
the blood pressure stays in between 140/90 mmHg and 159/99 mmHg then it
is stage 1 hypertension or hypertensive or high blood pressure. If the
blood pressure stays over 160/100 mmHg then it is stage 2 hypertension
or hypertensive or high blood pressure.
High blood pressure overview
Those
who do not have high blood pressure at an age of 55 can have a 90
percent chance of developing it during their lifetimes. So high blood
pressure is a condition that most people have at some point in their
lives.
Both numbers in a blood pressure test are important, but
for people who are 50 or older, systolic blood pressure gives the most
accurate diagnosis of high blood pressure. Systolic blood pressure is
the top number in blood pressure reading. It is consider high if it is
140 mmHg or above.
Isolated systolic hypertension
Systolic
blood pressure is the force of blood in the arteries as the heart
beats. It is shown as the top number in a blood pressure reading.
Hypertensive is 140 and higher for systolic blood pressure. Diastolic
blood pressure does not need to be high to have high blood pressure.
When that happens, the condition is called "isolated systolic
hypertension," or ISH.
Systolic blood pressure increases with age, so ISH is the most common form of hypertension in older peoples.
